Tag: restaurants
Improvements planned for Barcroft Plaza
Barcroft Plaza is getting a facelift, the Washington Business Journal (WBJ) reports. Federal Realty Investment Trust plans to spend $3.2 million on new facades, improvements to standalone building that houses Bank of America, outdoor seating for Starbucks, and a better connection between Harris Teeter and the stores at 6464 Lincolnia Road. Federal Realty purchased the … Continued
Sponsors, food vendors sought for Taste of Annandale
Staff from the Annangol Korean BBQ restaurant at the 2016 Taste of Annandale. The Taste of Annandale, a community festival in the heart of the community on Oct. 14, offers owners of restaurants and other businesses a great way to showcase what they have to offer and draw new customers. Several thousand people came to … Continued
Tea shop opens in Annandale
There’s a new spot in Annandale for enjoying a relaxing cup of hot tea or a cold, refreshing fruit-flavored tea drink. Ocha Tea, at 6653 Little River Turnpike, is in a space formerly occupied by a cash-for-gold store in the Willow Run Shopping Center. It offers several varieties (black, green, jasmine, and oolong) of hot … Continued
Mexican restaurant opens in Annandale
There’s a new restaurant – Baja Bistro Fresh Mex Grille – in the Bradlick Shopping Center in Annandale, and it’s owned by local residents, Youness and Kristina Boukhlifi of Edsall Park. It’s a “quick-service, casual restaurant,” says Kristina, and “everything is made fresh in house.” That includes the guacamole and salsa, ranging from medium to … Continued
New Thai restaurant opens in Annandale
A new restaurant, called Nua Haus, opened in Annandale specializing in the spicy cuisine of northeast Thailand, sushi, and a wide variety of craft beer. It’s at 7203 Columbia Pike in the building vacated by Imm Thai Cuisine. Grace Griffith, the co-owner of Nua Haus, says Imm closed because the owners wanted to concentrate on … Continued
Jersey Mike’s Subs to open at Ravensworth center
A Jersey Mike’s sub shop is excepted to open at Ravensworth Shopping Center in mid-March, reports a company spokesperson. It will offer the same menu as the other Jersey Mike’s franchises. The restaurants specialize in hot and cold “Northeast-style sub sandwiches,” with such ingredients as prosciuttini, ham, cappacuolo, provolone, turkey, roast beef, grilled onions, and peppers. … Continued
Café/hookah bar coming to Annandale
A Lebanese restaurant and hookah bar called Fumée Café is set to open at 7250 Columbia Pike in central Annandale. The co-owners, Khali Dib and Hussein Zein, hope the place could open by April 1, although it looks like there’s still a lot of work that needs to be done inside. Hussein Zein (left) and Kali … Continued
What’s new at Mosaic?
District Avenue in Mosaic. The Mosaic District wants to help you meet your New Year’s fitness goals. Edens, the development company that owns the retail center in Merrifield, is hosting the Move at Mosaic program through Feb. 5, with fitness activities, challenges, and prizes. Mosaic visitors can pick up a Move at Mosaic bingo card at … Continued
Pokéworks at The Block: an outstanding option for Annandale dining
A Pokéworks salad features sushi and more. [Pokéworks] By Adam Goldberg We’re so happy to have The Block move to the neighborhood. While only two of the six vendors – Pokéworks and Snocream Company – were open the evening I was there, the others all look exciting, and I can’t wait for them to open. … Continued
Ara Restaurant on Little River Turnpike slated to close
The Ara Fusion Restaurant is expected to close when its lease expires March 1, reports the property owner, Lambros Magiafas, of Lambros Goldsmiths next door. Magiafas owns the small retail center at 7137 Little River Turnpike in Annandale that houses his jewelry shop, Ara, and a new Vietnamese restaurant called VinPearl that replaced Mr. Tofu. … Continued
The Block almost ready to open
Snowcream Company is already open. The eateries in The Block are getting to ready to open, although one of them, the Snowcream Company, has had a “soft opening.” The Block, the new food court-like establishment next to Kmart on John Marr Drive in Annandale, features six food vendors, including a few that originated as food … Continued
New restaurants open at Eden Center
Little Viet Garden. If you haven’t been to Eden Center, the Vietnamese shopping center, on Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners, recently, you might be surprised to find several new restaurants. Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot offers the perfect antidote to cold winter weather: a hot aromatic soup base – spicy or not – that the … Continued
Long-time patrons mourn the closing of Grevey’s
The bar is having a farewell party with live bands Dec. 9. Like that bar on “Cheers,” Grevey’s is the kind of neighborhood watering hole where everyone knows your name, said one long-time patron Dec. 8, two days before the place is set to close for good. Grevey’s, in the Yorktown Shopping Center on Gallows … Continued
Grevey’s is closing in December
Keven Grevey Grevey’s, the sports bar owned by former Washington Bullet Kevin Grevey is closing Dec. 11. The neighborhood gathering space for sports fans and teams has been a mainstay in the Yorktowne Shopping Center on Gallows Road, Merrifield, for 37 years. There will be farewell party Dec. 10, 7 p.m.-2 a.m., with four bands … Continued
Property owners complain homeless shelter will be bad for business
A shopping center on Seminary has a dance studio, veterinarian, mattress store, carpet store, martial arts studio, restaurants, bakeries, and a church. Several business owners along Seminary Road and Center Lane in Bailey’s Crossroads are concerned that Fairfax County’s plans to move a homeless shelter to their area will lead to more crime, vagrants, and … Continued